nmdc-schema 11.11.1__py3-none-any.whl → 11.12.0__py3-none-any.whl

nmdc_schema/nmdc_materialized_patterns.yaml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ notes:
 - not importing any MIxS terms where the relationship between the name (SCN) and the
   id isn't 1:1
 id: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
-version: 11.11.1
+version: 11.12.0
 license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
 prefixes:
   BFO:
@@ -325,39 +325,6 @@ emit_prefixes:
 default_prefix: nmdc
 default_range: string
 types:
-  external_identifier:
-    name: external_identifier
-    description: A CURIE representing an external identifier
-    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
-    see_also:
-    - https://microbiomedata.github.io/nmdc-schema/identifiers/
-    typeof: uriorcurie
-    uri: xsd:anyURI
-    pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_\.]+:[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/\.,]*$
-  bytes:
-    name: bytes
-    description: An integer value that corresponds to a size in bytes
-    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
-    see_also:
-    - UO:0000233
-    base: int
-    uri: xsd:long
-  decimal_degree:
-    name: decimal_degree
-    description: A decimal degree expresses latitude or longitude as decimal fractions.
-    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
-    see_also:
-    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_degrees
-    base: float
-    uri: xsd:decimal
-  language_code:
-    name: language_code
-    description: A language code conforming to ISO_639-1
-    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
-    see_also:
-    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1
-    base: str
-    uri: xsd:language
   string:
     name: string
     description: A character string
@@ -588,6 +555,39 @@ types:
     base: str
     uri: xsd:string
     repr: str
+  external_identifier:
+    name: external_identifier
+    description: A CURIE representing an external identifier
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    see_also:
+    - https://microbiomedata.github.io/nmdc-schema/identifiers/
+    typeof: uriorcurie
+    uri: xsd:anyURI
+    pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_\.]+:[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/\.,]*$
+  bytes:
+    name: bytes
+    description: An integer value that corresponds to a size in bytes
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    see_also:
+    - UO:0000233
+    base: int
+    uri: xsd:long
+  decimal_degree:
+    name: decimal_degree
+    description: A decimal degree expresses latitude or longitude as decimal fractions.
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    see_also:
+    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_degrees
+    base: float
+    uri: xsd:decimal
+  language_code:
+    name: language_code
+    description: A language code conforming to ISO_639-1
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    see_also:
+    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1
+    base: str
+    uri: xsd:language
 enums:
   CalibrationTargetEnum:
     name: CalibrationTargetEnum
@@ -1284,15 +1284,22 @@ enums:
         text: J/K
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           joule per kelvin.
+        title: J/degree Celsius
+        comments:
+        - UCUM-compliant unit for energy per temperature. J/Cel deprecated due to
+          non-ratio temperature unit.
         aliases:
         - joule per kelvin
         - joules per kelvin
         - J/Kelvin
-        - J/Kelvin
+        - J/Celvin
+        - J/Cel
+        - J/C
       Cel:
         text: Cel
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           degrees Celsius; a SI unit of temperature  equal to one unit Kelvin.
+        title: degrees Celsius
         aliases:
         - Celsius
         - C
@@ -1308,6 +1315,13 @@ enums:
         text: cm
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           centimeter.
+      cP:
+        text: cP
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          centipoise.
+        aliases:
+        - centipoise
+        - centiPoise
       d:
         text: d
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1387,9 +1401,9 @@ enums:
         text: '[ppm]'
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           parts per million.
-        comments:
-        - see https://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/ValueSet-v3-UnitsOfMeasureCaseSensitive.html,
-          https://ucum.org/ucum
+        see_also:
+        - https://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/ValueSet-v3-UnitsOfMeasureCaseSensitive.html
+        - https://ucum.org/ucum
         aliases:
         - ppm
         - 1*10-6
@@ -1410,6 +1424,7 @@ enums:
         text: a
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           year.
+        title: years
         aliases:
         - years
       ug/L:
@@ -1459,10 +1474,12 @@ enums:
         text: umol/m2/s
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           micromoles per square meter per second.
+        title: micromoles per square meter per second
         aliases:
         - μmol/m2/s
         - micromol/m2/s
         - u[E]/m2/s
+        - micro Einsteins
       mg/m3:
         text: mg/m3
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1487,14 +1504,14 @@ enums:
         text: atm
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           atmosphere.
+      V:
+        text: V
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          volt.
       mV:
         text: mV
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           millivolt.
-      PSU:
-        text: PSU
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          practical salinity unit.
       L:
         text: L
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1506,14 +1523,21 @@ enums:
         aliases:
         - μm
         - µm
-      y:
-        text: y
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          year.
       '1':
         text: '1'
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           dimensionless quantity.
+        title: ratio/unitless
+        comments:
+        - Used for ratios, counts, and dimensionless measurements (e.g., number of
+          people, pets, plants).
+        aliases:
+        - ratio
+        - unitless
+        - dimensionless
+        - people
+        - pets
+        - plants
       uL/kg:
         text: uL/kg
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1522,10 +1546,13 @@ enums:
         text: kg
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           kilogram.
-      ppt:
-        text: ppt
+      '[ppth]':
+        text: '[ppth]'
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           parts per thousand.
+        aliases:
+        - ppt
+        - parts per thousand
       g/g:
         text: g/g
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1536,6 +1563,7 @@ enums:
         text: lx
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           lux.
+        title: lux
         aliases:
         - lx
       mg/m3/d:
@@ -1801,6 +1829,13 @@ enums:
         aliases:
         - Hz
         - hertz
+      1/d:
+        text: 1/d
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          per day (frequency).
+        aliases:
+        - per day
+        - daily frequency
       kHz:
         text: kHz
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1878,46 +1913,14 @@ enums:
         - kW
         - kilowatt
         - kilowatts
-      API:
-        text: API
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          API units.
       mbar:
         text: mbar
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           millibar.
-      ratio:
-        text: ratio
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          ratio (dimensionless).
-        aliases:
-        - '{ratio}'
-      J/Cel:
-        text: J/Cel
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          joules per Celsius.
-      uE/m2/s:
-        text: uE/m2/s
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          microeinsteins per square meter per second.
-        aliases:
-        - '[arb''U]{micro_Einstein}/m2/s'
       kW/m2:
         text: kW/m2
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           kilowatts per square meter.
-      people:
-        text: people
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          people count.
-      pets:
-        text: pets
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          pet count.
-      plants:
-        text: plants
-        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
-          plant count.
       umol/s/m2:
         text: umol/s/m2
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1932,20 +1935,30 @@ enums:
         text: L/h
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           liters per hour.
-      pH:
-        text: pH
+      '[pH]':
+        text: '[pH]'
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           pH units.
         aliases:
-        - '[pH]'
+        - pH
       kW/m2/d:
         text: kW/m2/d
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           kilowatts per square meter per day.
-      NTU:
-        text: NTU
+      '[NTU]':
+        text: '[NTU]'
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           Nephelometric Turbidity Units.
+        title: Nephelometric Turbidity Units
+        aliases:
+        - NTU
+      '[FNU]':
+        text: '[FNU]'
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          Formazin Nephelometric Units.
+        title: Formazin Nephelometric Units
+        aliases:
+        - FNU
       m3/min:
         text: m3/min
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
@@ -1954,6 +1967,204 @@ enums:
         text: km/h
         description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
           kilometers per hour.
+      '[lb_av]':
+        text: '[lb_av]'
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          pound (avoirdupois).
+        title: pounds (avoirdupois)
+        aliases:
+        - pound
+        - lb
+      kg/kg:
+        text: kg/kg
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          kilogram per kilogram.
+        aliases:
+        - kilogram per kilogram
+      ug/m3:
+        text: ug/m3
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          micrograms per cubic meter.
+        aliases:
+        - μg/m3
+        - micrograms per cubic meter
+      meq/L:
+        text: meq/L
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          milliequivalents per liter.
+        aliases:
+        - milliequivalents per liter
+      lm/m2:
+        text: lm/m2
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          lumens per square meter.
+        aliases:
+        - lumens per square meter
+      mg:
+        text: mg
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          milligram.
+        aliases:
+        - milligram
+        - milligrams
+      umol/L/h:
+        text: umol/L/h
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          micromoles per liter per hour.
+        comments:
+        - For example, micromoles of oxygen created by photosynthesis per liter of
+          water per hour.
+        aliases:
+        - micromoles per liter per hour
+      g/cm3:
+        text: g/cm3
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          grams per cubic centimeter.
+        aliases:
+        - grams per cubic centimeter
+      g/L:
+        text: g/L
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          grams per liter.
+        aliases:
+        - grams per liter
+      wk:
+        text: wk
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          week.
+        aliases:
+        - week
+        - weeks
+      '[g]':
+        text: '[g]'
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          standard gravity.
+        title: standard gravity
+        aliases:
+        - standard gravity
+        - g-force
+      m/s2:
+        text: m/s2
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          meters per second squared.
+        aliases:
+        - meters per second squared
+      mol/g:
+        text: mol/g
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          moles per gram.
+        aliases:
+        - moles per gram
+      g/m2/d:
+        text: g/m2/d
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          grams per square meter per day.
+        aliases:
+        - grams per square meter per day
+      Gy:
+        text: Gy
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          gray (absorbed dose).
+        aliases:
+        - gray
+      RAD:
+        text: RAD
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          rad (radiation absorbed dose).
+        title: rad (radiation absorbed dose)
+        aliases:
+        - radiation absorbed dose
+      '[sft_i]':
+        text: '[sft_i]'
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          square feet.
+        title: square feet
+        aliases:
+        - square feet
+        - sq ft
+      '[cft_i]':
+        text: '[cft_i]'
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          cubic feet.
+        title: cubic feet
+        aliases:
+        - cubic feet
+        - cu ft
+      m3:
+        text: m3
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          cubic meter.
+        aliases:
+        - cubic meter
+        - cubic meters
+      ug:
+        text: ug
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          microgram.
+        aliases:
+        - μg
+        - microgram
+        - micrograms
+      mm/a:
+        text: mm/a
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          millimeters per year.
+        title: millimeters per year
+        aliases:
+        - millimeters per year
+      cm2:
+        text: cm2
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          square centimeter.
+        aliases:
+        - square centimeter
+        - square centimeters
+      erg/cm2/s:
+        text: erg/cm2/s
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          ergs per square centimeter per second.
+        aliases:
+        - ergs per square centimeter per second
+      g/m2:
+        text: g/m2
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          grams per square meter.
+        aliases:
+        - grams per square meter
+      L/s:
+        text: L/s
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          liters per second.
+        aliases:
+        - liters per second
+      cm3/cm3:
+        text: cm3/cm3
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          cubic centimeters per cubic centimeter.
+        aliases:
+        - cubic centimeters per cubic centimeter
+      '[kn_i]':
+        text: '[kn_i]'
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          knot (nautical miles per hour).
+        title: knots
+        aliases:
+        - knot
+        - knots
+      m3/s:
+        text: m3/s
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          cubic meters per second.
+        aliases:
+        - cubic meters per second
+      '[in_i]':
+        text: '[in_i]'
+        description: The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of
+          inch.
+        title: inches
+        aliases:
+        - inch
+        - inches
   ExecutionResourceEnum:
     name: ExecutionResourceEnum
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
@@ -5337,6 +5548,74 @@ enums:
       NomAnalysis:
         text: NomAnalysis
         description: A failure has occurred in analyzing NOM data.
+  ProtocolForEnum:
+    name: ProtocolForEnum
+    description: The permitted values for describing the type of planned process that
+      a protocol describes.
+    comments:
+    - These are the non-abstract class descendants of PlannedProcess.
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    permissible_values:
+      AnnotatingWorkflow:
+        text: AnnotatingWorkflow
+      ChemicalConversionProcess:
+        text: ChemicalConversionProcess
+      ChromatographicSeparationProcess:
+        text: ChromatographicSeparationProcess
+      CollectingBiosamplesFromSite:
+        text: CollectingBiosamplesFromSite
+      DataEmitterProcess:
+        text: DataEmitterProcess
+      DataGeneration:
+        text: DataGeneration
+      DissolvingProcess:
+        text: DissolvingProcess
+      Extraction:
+        text: Extraction
+      FiltrationProcess:
+        text: FiltrationProcess
+      LibraryPreparation:
+        text: LibraryPreparation
+      MagsAnalysis:
+        text: MagsAnalysis
+      MassSpectrometry:
+        text: MassSpectrometry
+      MaterialProcessing:
+        text: MaterialProcessing
+      MetabolomicsAnalysis:
+        text: MetabolomicsAnalysis
+      MetagenomeAnnotation:
+        text: MetagenomeAnnotation
+      MetagenomeAssembly:
+        text: MetagenomeAssembly
+      MetaproteomicsAnalysis:
+        text: MetaproteomicsAnalysis
+      MetatranscriptomeAnnotation:
+        text: MetatranscriptomeAnnotation
+      MetatranscriptomeAssembly:
+        text: MetatranscriptomeAssembly
+      MetatranscriptomeExpressionAnalysis:
+        text: MetatranscriptomeExpressionAnalysis
+      MixingProcess:
+        text: MixingProcess
+      NomAnalysis:
+        text: NomAnalysis
+      NucleotideSequencing:
+        text: NucleotideSequencing
+      PlannedProcess:
+        text: PlannedProcess
+      Pooling:
+        text: Pooling
+      ReadBasedTaxonomyAnalysis:
+        text: ReadBasedTaxonomyAnalysis
+      ReadQcAnalysis:
+        text: ReadQcAnalysis
+      StorageProcess:
+        text: StorageProcess
+      SubSamplingProcess:
+        text: SubSamplingProcess
+      WorkflowExecution:
+        text: WorkflowExecution
   SampleTypeEnum:
     name: SampleTypeEnum
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
@@ -5469,6 +5748,10 @@ enums:
 slots:
   biomaterial_purity:
     name: biomaterial_purity
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     range: QuantityValue
   generates_calibration:
@@ -5672,6 +5955,10 @@ slots:
     range: StrandedOrientationEnum
   input_mass:
     name: input_mass
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g
     description: Total mass of sample used in activity.
     title: sample mass used
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
@@ -5876,6 +6163,10 @@ slots:
     range: string
   container_size:
     name: container_size
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: The volume of the container an analyte is stored in or an activity
       takes place in
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
@@ -5899,6 +6190,10 @@ slots:
     range: string
   filter_pore_size:
     name: filter_pore_size
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: A quantitative or qualitative measurement of the physical dimensions
       of the pores in a material.
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
@@ -5932,6 +6227,10 @@ slots:
     range: string
   value:
     name: value
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     range: QuantityValue
   modifier_substance:
@@ -5955,6 +6254,10 @@ slots:
     range: ContainerCategoryEnum
   input_volume:
     name: input_volume
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: The volume of the input sample.
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     range: QuantityValue
@@ -5989,6 +6292,10 @@ slots:
     range: ChemicalConversionCategoryEnum
   substances_volume:
     name: substances_volume
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: The volume of the combined substances that was included in a ChemicalConversionProcess.
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     range: QuantityValue
@@ -6009,6 +6316,10 @@ slots:
     range: FieldResearchSite
   bulk_elect_conductivity:
     name: bulk_elect_conductivity
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: Electrical conductivity is a measure of the ability to carry electric
       current, which is mostly dictated by the chemistry of and amount of water.
     title: bulk electrical conductivity
@@ -6021,6 +6332,10 @@ slots:
     range: QuantityValue
   subsurface_depth:
     name: subsurface_depth
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     range: QuantityValue
   env_package:
@@ -6048,6 +6363,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of zinc in the sample
     title: zinc
     examples:
@@ -6068,6 +6386,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of manganese in the sample
     title: manganese
     examples:
@@ -6088,6 +6409,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of ammonium nitrogen in the sample
     title: ammonium nitrogen
     examples:
@@ -6110,6 +6434,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of nitrate nitrogen in the sample
     title: nitrate_nitrogen
     comments:
@@ -6134,6 +6461,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of nitrite nitrogen in the sample
     title: nitrite_nitrogen
     examples:
@@ -6156,13 +6486,16 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]'
     description: lime buffer capacity, determined after 30 minute incubation
     title: lime buffer capacity (at 30 minutes)
     comments:
     - This is the mass of lime, in mg, needed to raise the pH of one kg of soil by
       one pH unit
     examples:
-    - value: 543 mg/kg
+    - value: 543 [ppm]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     see_also:
     - https://www.ornl.gov/content/bio-scales-0
@@ -6183,13 +6516,16 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]'
     description: lime buffer capacity, determined at equilibrium after 5 day incubation
     title: lime buffer capacity (after 5 day incubation)
     comments:
     - This is the mass of lime, in mg, needed to raise the pH of one kg of soil by
       one pH unit
     examples:
-    - value: 1575 mg/kg
+    - value: 1575 [ppm]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     see_also:
     - https://www.ornl.gov/content/bio-scales-0
@@ -6226,6 +6562,10 @@ slots:
     recommended: true
   mass:
     name: mass
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g
     description: A physical quality that inheres in a bearer by virtue of the proportion
       of the bearer's amount of matter.
     title: mass
@@ -6247,23 +6587,39 @@ slots:
     range: SubstanceRoleEnum
   concentration:
     name: concentration
+    annotations:
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: The concentration of a substance used in a process
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     range: QuantityValue
   source_concentration:
     name: source_concentration
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%|mmol/L'
     description: When solutions A (containing substance X) and B are combined together,
       this slot captures the concentration of X in solution A
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     is_a: concentration
   final_concentration:
     name: final_concentration
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%|mmol/L|umol/L|mg/L|g/L'
     description: When solutions A (containing substance X) and B are combined together,
       this slot captures the concentration of X in the combination
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     is_a: concentration
   duration:
     name: duration
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: h|min
     description: The elapsed time of an activity.
     examples:
     - value: JsonObj(has_numeric_value=2, has_unit='h')
@@ -6271,6 +6627,10 @@ slots:
     range: QuantityValue
   temperature:
     name: temperature
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: The value of a temperature measurement or temperature used in a process.
     notes:
     - Not to be confused with the MIXS:0000113
@@ -6469,6 +6829,10 @@ slots:
     multivalued: true
   volume:
     name: volume
+    annotations:
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mL|uL
     description: The volume of a substance.
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     contributors:
@@ -6630,8 +6994,7 @@ slots:
     mappings:
     - qud:unit
     - schema:unitCode
-    range: UnitEnum
-    required: true
+    range: string
   type:
     name: type
     description: the class_uri of the class that has been instantiated
@@ -6728,6 +7091,56 @@ slots:
     range: string
     multivalued: true
     pattern: ^[Hh][Tt][Tt][Pp][Ss]?:\/\/(?!.*[Dd][Oo][Ii]\.[Oo][Rr][Gg]).*$
+  has_attribute_label:
+    name: has_attribute_label
+    description: Human-readable label for the property (e.g., MIxS label, ENVO term
+      label).
+    comments:
+    - This provides a human-friendly name for the asserted property. For example,
+      "bicarbonate ion concentration" or "total phosphorus". The label helps with
+      readability and data discovery.
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    range: string
+  has_attribute_id:
+    name: has_attribute_id
+    description: CURIE or IRI for the property (MIxS slot, NMDC slot, ENVO/OBI term,
+      etc.).
+    comments:
+    - This provides a resolvable identifier for the property being asserted. Examples
+      include MIXS:0000117 for total phosphorus, or ENVO:01001357 for bicarbonate
+      ion concentration.
+    - Prefer using standard ontology terms (ENVO, PATO, OBI, etc.) or MIxS identifiers
+      when available to enhance interoperability.
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    range: uriorcurie
+  has_quantity_kind_id:
+    name: has_quantity_kind_id
+    description: Optional CURIE or IRI for the physical quantity kind (e.g., qudt:QuantityKind).
+    comments:
+    - This slot enables precise semantic description of what physical quantity is
+      being measured, independent of the specific units used. For example, qudt:MassConcentration
+      or qudt:Temperature.
+    - Using quantity kind identifiers from QUDT or similar vocabularies improves data
+      integration and enables automated unit conversion.
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    range: uriorcurie
+  has_value_term_id:
+    name: has_value_term_id
+    description: CURIE or IRI for categorical values (ENVO, PATO, METPO, etc.).
+    comments:
+    - Use this slot when the value of the property is a controlled vocabulary term
+      rather than a numeric or free-text value. For example, ENVO:00002297 for "desert
+      ecosystem" or PATO:0001199 for "dry".
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    range: uriorcurie
+  has_datetime_value:
+    name: has_datetime_value
+    description: Date-time value for the property in ISO-8601 format.
+    comments:
+    - Use this slot for temporal properties. The value should follow ISO-8601 format
+      (e.g., "2025-06-12T14:30:00Z").
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    range: string
   processing_institution_workflow_metadata:
     name: processing_institution_workflow_metadata
     description: Information about how workflow results were generated when the processing
@@ -7624,11 +8037,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[lb_av]|g/g|kg|kg/kg'
     description: Actual mass of water vapor - mh20 - present in the air water vapor
       mixture
     title: absolute air humidity
     examples:
-    - value: 9 gram per gram
+    - value: 9 g/g
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - absolute air humidity
@@ -7811,10 +8227,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: Temperature of the air at the time of sampling
     title: air temperature
     examples:
-    - value: 20 degree Celsius
+    - value: 20 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - air temperature
@@ -7862,6 +8281,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%'
     description: Aluminum saturation (esp. For tropical soils)
     title: extreme_unusual_properties/Al saturation
     examples:
@@ -7906,11 +8328,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: meq/L|mg/L
     description: Alkalinity, the ability of a solution to neutralize acids to the
       equivalence point of carbonate or bicarbonate
     title: alkalinity
     examples:
-    - value: 50 milligram per liter
+    - value: 50 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - alkalinity
@@ -7951,10 +8376,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mol/L
     description: Concentration of alkyl diethers
     title: alkyl diethers
     examples:
-    - value: 0.005 mole per liter
+    - value: 0.005 mol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - alkyl diethers
@@ -7968,6 +8396,9 @@ slots:
       expected_value:
         tag: expected_value
         value: measurement value
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m
     description: Altitude is a term used to identify heights of objects such as airplanes,
       space shuttles, rockets, atmospheric balloons and heights of places such as
       atmospheric layers and clouds. It is used to measure the height of an object
@@ -7976,7 +8407,7 @@ slots:
       sampled position in the air
     title: altitude
     examples:
-    - value: 100 meter
+    - value: 100 m
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - altitude
@@ -7996,10 +8427,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mol/L/h
     description: Measurement of aminopeptidase activity
     title: aminopeptidase activity
     examples:
-    - value: 0.269 mole per liter per hour
+    - value: 0.269 mol/L/h
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - aminopeptidase activity
@@ -8019,10 +8453,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L'
     description: Concentration of ammonium in the sample
     title: ammonium
     examples:
-    - value: 1.5 milligram per liter
+    - value: 1.5 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - ammonium
@@ -8042,6 +8479,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: lm/m2|lx
     description: The unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous
       flux per unit area
     title: amount of light
@@ -8089,11 +8529,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mm
     description: The average of all annual precipitation values known, or an estimated
       equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.
     title: mean annual precipitation
     examples:
-    - value: ''
+    - value: 225 mm
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - mean annual precipitation
@@ -8113,10 +8556,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: Mean annual temperature
     title: mean annual temperature
     examples:
-    - value: 12.5 degree Celsius
+    - value: 12.5 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - mean annual temperature
@@ -8165,6 +8611,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: non_ucum_unit
     description: 'API gravity is a measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid
       is compared to water (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_gravity) (e.g.
       31.1° API)'
@@ -8289,11 +8738,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: The average of dew point measures taken at the beginning of every
       hour over a 24 hour period on the sampling day
     title: average dew point
     examples:
-    - value: 25.5 degree Celsius
+    - value: 25.5 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - average dew point
@@ -8334,11 +8786,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: The average of temperatures taken at the beginning of every hour
       over a 24 hour period on the sampling day
     title: average temperature
     examples:
-    - value: 12.5 degree Celsius
+    - value: 12.5 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - average temperature
@@ -8358,10 +8813,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/m3/d
     description: Bacterial production in the water column measured by isotope uptake
     title: bacterial production
     examples:
-    - value: 5 milligram per cubic meter per day
+    - value: 5 mg/m3/d
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - bacterial production
@@ -8381,10 +8839,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/m3/d|umol/L/h
     description: Measurement of bacterial respiration in the water column
     title: bacterial respiration
     examples:
-    - value: 300 micromole oxygen per liter per hour
+    - value: 300 umol/L/h
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - bacterial respiration
@@ -8404,10 +8865,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ng/h
     description: Measurement of bacterial carbon production
     title: bacterial carbon production
     examples:
-    - value: 2.53 microgram per liter per hour
+    - value: 50 ng/h
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - bacterial carbon production
@@ -8427,11 +8891,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mbar
     description: Force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air
       above that surface
     title: barometric pressure
     examples:
-    - value: 5 millibar
+    - value: 1013 mbar
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - barometric pressure
@@ -8512,6 +8979,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of benzene in the sample
     title: benzene
     examples:
@@ -8535,6 +9005,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: Amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms
       in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample
       at certain temperature over a specific time period
@@ -8696,10 +9169,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|ug/g
     description: Concentration of bishomohopanol
     title: bishomohopanol
     examples:
-    - value: 14 microgram per liter
+    - value: 14 ug/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - bishomohopanol
@@ -8719,6 +9195,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mm[Hg]
     description: Resting diastolic blood pressure, measured as mm mercury
     title: host blood pressure diastolic
     examples:
@@ -8742,6 +9221,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mm[Hg]
     description: Resting systolic blood pressure, measured as mm mercury
     title: host blood pressure systolic
     examples:
@@ -8765,10 +9247,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]'
     description: Concentration of bromide
     title: bromide
     examples:
-    - value: 0.05 parts per million
+    - value: 0.05 [ppm]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - bromide
@@ -8849,10 +9334,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: a
     description: The age of the built structure since construction
     title: built structure age
     examples:
-    - value: '15'
+    - value: 15 a
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - built structure age
@@ -8916,10 +9404,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L|mg/kg'
     description: Concentration of calcium in the sample
     title: calcium
     examples:
-    - value: 0.2 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.2 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - calcium
@@ -8939,10 +9430,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|umol/L'
     description: Carbon dioxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
     title: carbon dioxide
     examples:
-    - value: 410 parts per million
+    - value: 410 [ppm]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - carbon dioxide
@@ -8962,10 +9456,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|umol/L'
     description: Carbon monoxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
     title: carbon monoxide
     examples:
-    - value: 0.1 parts per million
+    - value: 0.1 [ppm]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - carbon monoxide
@@ -8982,6 +9479,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: Ratio of amount or concentrations of carbon to nitrogen
     title: carbon/nitrogen ratio
     examples:
@@ -9005,10 +9505,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m2
     description: The area of the ceiling space within the room
     title: ceiling area
     examples:
-    - value: 25 square meter
+    - value: 25 m2
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - ceiling area
@@ -9110,6 +9613,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: J/K
     description: The ability of the ceiling to provide inertia against temperature
       fluctuations. Generally this means concrete that is exposed. A metal deck that
       supports a concrete slab will act thermally as long as it is exposed to room
@@ -9230,6 +9736,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: A measure of the capacity of water to consume oxygen during the decomposition
       of organic matter and the oxidation of inorganic chemicals such as ammonia and
       nitrite
@@ -9326,10 +9835,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of chloride in the sample
     title: chloride
     examples:
-    - value: 5000 milligram per liter
+    - value: 5000 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - chloride
@@ -9349,10 +9861,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/m3|ug/L
     description: Concentration of chlorophyll
     title: chlorophyll
     examples:
-    - value: 5 milligram per cubic meter
+    - value: 5 mg/m3
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - chlorophyll
@@ -9417,10 +9932,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mS/cm|uS/cm
     description: Electrical conductivity of water
     title: conductivity
     examples:
-    - value: 10 milliSiemens per centimeter
+    - value: 10 uS/cm
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - conductivity
@@ -9588,11 +10106,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g/cm3|g/m3|kg/m3
     description: Density of the sample, which is its mass per unit volume (aka volumetric
       mass density)
     title: density
     examples:
-    - value: 1000 kilogram per cubic meter
+    - value: 1000 kg/m3
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - density
@@ -9627,12 +10148,15 @@ slots:
       expected_value:
         tag: expected_value
         value: measurement value
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m
     description: The vertical distance below local surface, e.g. for sediment or soil
       samples depth is measured from sediment or soil surface, respectively. Depth
       can be reported as an interval for subsurface samples.
     title: depth
     examples:
-    - value: 10 meter
+    - value: 10 m
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - depth
@@ -9652,11 +10176,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: The temperature to which a given parcel of humid air must be cooled,
       at constant barometric pressure, for water vapor to condense into water.
     title: dew point
     examples:
-    - value: 22 degree Celsius
+    - value: 22 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dew point
@@ -9702,11 +10229,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|umol/L
     description: Concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide in the sample or liquid
       portion of the sample
     title: dissolved carbon dioxide
     examples:
-    - value: 5 milligram per liter
+    - value: 5 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved carbon dioxide
@@ -9726,10 +10256,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/L
     description: Concentration of dissolved hydrogen
     title: dissolved hydrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 0.3 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.3 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved hydrogen
@@ -9749,11 +10282,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|ug/L|umol/kg'
     description: Dissolved inorganic carbon concentration in the sample, typically
       measured after filtering the sample using a 0.45 micrometer filter
     title: dissolved inorganic carbon
     examples:
-    - value: 2059 micromole per kilogram
+    - value: 2059 umol/kg
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved inorganic carbon
@@ -9773,10 +10309,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|umol/L|mg/L
     description: Concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen
     title: dissolved inorganic nitrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 761 micromole per liter
+    - value: 761 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved inorganic nitrogen
@@ -9796,10 +10335,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|ug/L|umol/L'
     description: Concentration of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the sample
     title: dissolved inorganic phosphorus
     examples:
-    - value: 56.5 micromole per liter
+    - value: 56.5 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved inorganic phosphorus
@@ -9819,6 +10361,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: Concentration of dissolved iron in the sample
     title: dissolved iron
     examples:
@@ -9842,11 +10387,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|umol/L|ug/L
     description: Concentration of dissolved organic carbon in the sample, liquid portion
       of the sample, or aqueous phase of the fluid
     title: dissolved organic carbon
     examples:
-    - value: 197 micromole per liter
+    - value: 197 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved organic carbon
@@ -9866,11 +10414,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|ug/L
     description: Dissolved organic nitrogen concentration measured as; total dissolved
       nitrogen - NH4 - NO3 - NO2
     title: dissolved organic nitrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 0.05 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.05 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved organic nitrogen
@@ -9890,10 +10441,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|umol/kg|umol/L
     description: Concentration of dissolved oxygen
     title: dissolved oxygen
     examples:
-    - value: 175 micromole per kilogram
+    - value: 175 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - dissolved oxygen
@@ -9913,6 +10467,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|umol/kg
     description: Concentration of dissolved oxygen in the oil field produced fluids
       as it contributes to oxgen-corrosion and microbial activity (e.g. Mic).
     title: dissolved oxygen in fluids
@@ -10057,10 +10614,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m2
     description: The size of the door
     title: door area or size
     examples:
-    - value: 2.5 square meter
+    - value: 2.5 m2
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - door area or size
@@ -10162,11 +10722,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/m2/s
     description: Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water
       column
     title: downward PAR
     examples:
-    - value: 28.71 microEinstein per square meter per second
+    - value: 28.71 umol/m2/s
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - downward PAR
@@ -10227,6 +10790,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: mixs_inconsistent
     description: Percentage of volatile solids removed from the anaerobic digestor
     title: efficiency percent
     examples:
@@ -10436,6 +11002,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of ethylbenzene in the sample
     title: ethylbenzene
     examples:
@@ -10459,6 +11028,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m2
     description: The amount of exposed ductwork in the room
     title: exposed ductwork
     examples:
@@ -10479,6 +11051,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: The number of exposed pipes in the room
     title: exposed pipes
     examples:
@@ -10757,6 +11332,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: a|d|wk
     description: The time period since installment of the carpet or flooring
     title: floor age
     examples:
@@ -10780,6 +11358,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m2
     description: The area of the floor space within the room
     title: floor area
     examples:
@@ -10886,6 +11467,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: J/K
     description: The ability of the floor to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations
     title: floor thermal mass
     examples:
@@ -10929,10 +11513,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/m3|V
     description: Raw or converted fluorescence of water
     title: fluorescence
     examples:
-    - value: 2.5 volts
+    - value: 2.5 V
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - fluorescence
@@ -10949,6 +11536,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: 1/d
     description: The number of times the sample location is cleaned. Frequency of
       cleaning might be on a Daily basis, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly or Annually.
     title: frequency of cleaning
@@ -10970,6 +11560,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: 1/d
     description: The number of times a meal is cooked per week
     title: frequency of cooking
     examples:
@@ -11161,10 +11754,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mol/L/h
     description: Measurement of glucosidase activity
     title: glucosidase activity
     examples:
-    - value: 5 mol per liter per hour
+    - value: 5 mol/L/h
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - glucosidase activity
@@ -11394,6 +11990,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: Original formation water salinity (prior to secondary recovery e.g.
       Waterflooding) expressed as TDS
     title: formation water salinity
@@ -11616,6 +12215,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: cm
     description: The average carpet fiber height in the indoor environment
     title: height carpet fiber mat
     examples:
@@ -11689,11 +12291,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: a|d|h
     description: Age of host at the time of sampling; relevant scale depends on species
       and study, e.g. Could be seconds for amoebae or centuries for trees
     title: host age
     examples:
-    - value: 10 days
+    - value: 10 d
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - host age
@@ -11782,10 +12387,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: Core body temperature of the host when sample was collected
     title: host body temperature
     examples:
-    - value: 15 degree Celsius
+    - value: 15 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - host body temperature
@@ -11891,10 +12499,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g|kg
     description: Measurement of dry mass
     title: host dry mass
     examples:
-    - value: 500 gram
+    - value: 500 g
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - host dry mass
@@ -11978,10 +12589,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: cm|m|mm
     description: The height of subject
     title: host height
     examples:
-    - value: 0.1 meter
+    - value: 0.1 m
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - host height
@@ -12024,10 +12638,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: cm|m|mm
     description: The length of subject
     title: host length
     examples:
-    - value: 1 meter
+    - value: 1 m
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - host length
@@ -12242,10 +12859,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g|kg
     description: Total mass of the host at collection, the unit depends on host
     title: host total mass
     examples:
-    - value: 2500 gram
+    - value: 2500 g
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - host total mass
@@ -12265,10 +12885,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g|kg
     description: Measurement of wet mass
     title: host wet mass
     examples:
-    - value: 1500 gram
+    - value: 1500 g
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - host wet mass
@@ -12288,10 +12911,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g/m3|%
     description: Amount of water vapour in the air, at the time of sampling
     title: humidity
     examples:
-    - value: 25 gram per cubic meter
+    - value: 25 g/m3
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - humidity
@@ -12381,6 +13007,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%'
     description: Percentage of industrial effluents received by wastewater treatment
       plant
     title: industrial effluent percent
@@ -12431,6 +13060,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: mixs_inconsistent
     description: The recorded value at sampling time (power density)
     title: inside lux light
     examples:
@@ -12496,6 +13128,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%'
     description: Proportion of the produced fluids derived from injected water at
       the time of sampling. (e.g. 87%)
     title: injection water fraction
@@ -12559,10 +13194,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: lx
     description: Measurement of light intensity
     title: light intensity
     examples:
-    - value: 0.3 lux
+    - value: 0.3 lx
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - light intensity
@@ -12757,10 +13395,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|mol/L|umol/kg|mg/kg'
     description: Concentration of magnesium in the sample
     title: magnesium
     examples:
-    - value: 52.8 micromole per kilogram
+    - value: 52.8 umol/kg
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - magnesium
@@ -12777,6 +13418,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: The maximum amount of people allowed in the indoor environment
     title: maximum occupancy
     examples:
@@ -12800,10 +13444,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m/s
     description: Measurement of mean friction velocity
     title: mean friction velocity
     examples:
-    - value: 0.5 meter per second
+    - value: 0.5 m/s
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - mean friction velocity
@@ -12823,10 +13470,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m/s
     description: Measurement of mean peak friction velocity
     title: mean peak friction velocity
     examples:
-    - value: 1 meter per second
+    - value: 1 m/s
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - mean peak friction velocity
@@ -12889,10 +13539,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppb]|[ppm]|umol/L'
     description: Methane (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
     title: methane
     examples:
-    - value: 1800 parts per billion
+    - value: 1800 [ppb]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - methane
@@ -12933,6 +13586,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: complex_unit
     description: The part of the organic matter in the soil that constitutes living
       microorganisms smaller than 5-10 micrometer. If you keep this, you would need
       to have correction factors used for conversion to the final units
@@ -12985,9 +13641,11 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: m
-    description: Any other measurement performed or parameter collected, that is not
-      listed here
+    description: Structured miscellaneous property assertions for this Biosample.
+      Use when a value cannot cleanly fit an existing, policy-governed slot.
     title: miscellaneous parameter
+    todos:
+    - This slot should not be available in the submission portal.
     examples:
     - value: Bicarbonate ion concentration;2075 micromole per kilogram
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
@@ -12996,7 +13654,7 @@ slots:
     is_a: core field
     string_serialization: '{text};{float} {unit}'
     slot_uri: MIXS:0000752
-    range: TextValue
+    range: PropertyAssertion
     multivalued: true
     inlined_as_list: true
   n_alkanes:
@@ -13036,10 +13694,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L'
     description: Concentration of nitrate in the sample
     title: nitrate
     examples:
-    - value: 65 micromole per liter
+    - value: 65 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - nitrate
@@ -13059,10 +13720,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L'
     description: Concentration of nitrite in the sample
     title: nitrite
     examples:
-    - value: 0.5 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.5 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - nitrite
@@ -13082,10 +13746,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/L|%
     description: Concentration of nitrogen (total)
     title: nitrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 4.2 micromole per liter
+    - value: 4.2 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - nitrogen
@@ -13171,6 +13838,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: The number of pets residing in the sampled space
     title: number of pets
     examples:
@@ -13191,6 +13861,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: The number of plant(s) in the sampling space
     title: number of houseplants
     examples:
@@ -13211,6 +13884,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: The number of individuals currently occupying in the sampling location
     title: number of residents
     examples:
@@ -13231,6 +13907,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: Average number of occupants at time of sampling per square footage
     title: occupant density at sampling
     examples:
@@ -13271,6 +13950,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: Number of occupants present at time of sample within the given space
     title: occupancy at sampling
     examples:
@@ -13294,10 +13976,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/L|%|mg/L
     description: Concentration of organic carbon
     title: organic carbon
     examples:
-    - value: 1.5 microgram per liter
+    - value: 0.015 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - organic carbon
@@ -13348,10 +14033,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L
     description: Concentration of organic matter
     title: organic matter
     examples:
-    - value: 1.75 milligram per cubic meter
+    - value: 200 ug/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - organic matter
@@ -13371,10 +14059,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L
     description: Concentration of organic nitrogen
     title: organic nitrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 4 micromole per liter
+    - value: 4 ug/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - organic nitrogen
@@ -13421,6 +14112,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: m
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: 'Total cell count of any organism (or group of organisms) per gram,
       volume or area of sample, should include name of organism followed by count.
       The method that was used for the enumeration (e.g. qPCR, atp, mpn, etc.) Should
@@ -13448,6 +14142,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m
     description: Depth of the original oil water contact (OWC) zone (average) (m TVDSS)
     title: oil water contact depth
     examples:
@@ -13491,10 +14188,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Oxygen (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
     title: oxygen
     examples:
-    - value: 600 parts per million
+    - value: 600 [ppm]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - oxygen
@@ -13514,10 +14214,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|mg/L
     description: Concentration of particulate organic carbon
     title: particulate organic carbon
     examples:
-    - value: 1.92 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.02 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - particulate organic carbon
@@ -13537,10 +14240,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|umol/L|mg/L
     description: Concentration of particulate organic nitrogen
     title: particulate organic nitrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 0.3 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.3 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - particulate organic nitrogen
@@ -13708,10 +14414,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/L
     description: Concentration of petroleum hydrocarbon
     title: petroleum hydrocarbon
     examples:
-    - value: 0.05 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.05 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - petroleum hydrocarbon
@@ -13823,10 +14532,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/L
     description: Concentration of phosphate
     title: phosphate
     examples:
-    - value: 0.7 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.7 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - phosphate
@@ -13871,10 +14583,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/m2/s
     description: Measurement of photon flux
     title: photon flux
     examples:
-    - value: 3.926 micromole photons per second per square meter
+    - value: 3.926 umol/m2/s
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - photon flux
@@ -14058,10 +14773,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|mg/kg'
     description: Concentration of potassium in the sample
     title: potassium
     examples:
-    - value: 463 milligram per liter
+    - value: 463 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - potassium
@@ -14081,6 +14799,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: 'Temperature at which a liquid becomes semi solid and loses its flow
       characteristics. In crude oil a high pour point is generally associated with
       a high paraffin content, typically found in crude deriving from a larger proportion
@@ -14151,10 +14872,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: atm
     description: Pressure to which the sample is subject to, in atmospheres
     title: pressure
     examples:
-    - value: 50 atmosphere
+    - value: 50 atm
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - pressure
@@ -14216,11 +14940,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: g/m2/d|mg/m3/d
     description: Measurement of primary production, generally measured as isotope
       uptake
     title: primary production
     examples:
-    - value: 100 milligram per cubic meter per day
+    - value: 100 mg/m3/d
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - primary production
@@ -14263,6 +14990,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m3/d
     description: Oil and/or gas production rates per well (e.g. 524 m3 / day)
     title: production rate
     examples:
@@ -14427,11 +15157,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mV
     description: Redox potential, measured relative to a hydrogen cell, indicating
       oxidation or reduction potential
     title: redox potential
     examples:
-    - value: 300 millivolt
+    - value: 300 mV
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - redox potential
@@ -14451,6 +15184,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%'
     description: Partial vapor and air pressure, density of the vapor and air, or
       by the actual mass of the vapor and air
     title: relative air humidity
@@ -14475,6 +15211,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: mixs_inconsistent
     description: The recorded outside relative humidity value at the time of sampling
     title: outside relative humidity
     examples:
@@ -14567,6 +15306,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: L/h
     description: The rate at which outside air replaces indoor air in a given space
     title: room air exchange rate
     examples:
@@ -14828,6 +15570,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '1'
     description: Count of room occupancy at time of sampling
     title: room occupancy
     examples:
@@ -15052,6 +15797,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[pH]'
     description: pH measurement of the culture rooting medium; e.g. 5.5.
     title: rooting medium pH
     examples:
@@ -15148,6 +15896,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%|mg/L'
     description: The total concentration of all dissolved salts in a liquid or solid
       sample. While salinity can be measured by a complete chemical analysis, this
       method is difficult and time consuming. More often, it is instead derived from
@@ -15156,7 +15907,7 @@ slots:
       seawater.
     title: salinity
     examples:
-    - value: 25 practical salinity unit
+    - value: 70 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - salinity
@@ -15397,6 +16148,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m
     description: In non deviated well, measured depth is equal to the true vertical
       depth, TVD (TVD=TVDSS plus the reference or datum it refers to). In deviated
       wells, the MD is the length of trajectory of the borehole measured from the
@@ -15405,7 +16159,7 @@ slots:
       If "other" is specified, please propose entry in "additional info" field
     title: sample measured depth
     examples:
-    - value: 1534 meter;MSL
+    - value: 1534 m
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - sample measured depth
@@ -15492,11 +16246,14 @@ slots:
       preferred_unit:
         tag: preferred_unit
         value: millliter, gram, milligram, liter
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: L|g|mL|mg
     description: The total amount or size (volume (ml), mass (g) or area (m2) ) of
       sample collected.
     title: amount or size of sample collected
     examples:
-    - value: 5 liter
+    - value: 5 L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - amount or size of sample collected
@@ -15583,10 +16340,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: Temperature at which sample was stored, e.g. -80 degree Celsius
     title: sample storage temperature
     examples:
-    - value: -80 degree Celsius
+    - value: -80 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - sample storage temperature
@@ -15744,12 +16504,15 @@ slots:
       preferred_unit:
         tag: preferred_unit
         value: millliter, gram, milligram, square centimeter
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: cm2|g|mL|mg
     description: 'Volume (ml) or mass (g) of total collected sample processed for
       DNA extraction. Note: total sample collected should be entered under the term
       Sample Size (MIXS:0000001).'
     title: sample volume or weight for DNA extraction
     examples:
-    - value: 1500 milliliter
+    - value: 1500 mL
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - sample volume or weight for DNA extraction
@@ -15886,11 +16649,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mm
     description: The average of all seasonal precipitation values known, or an estimated
       equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.
     title: mean seasonal precipitation
     examples:
-    - value: ''
+    - value: 10 mm
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - mean seasonal precipitation
@@ -15910,10 +16676,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: Mean seasonal temperature
     title: mean seasonal temperature
     examples:
-    - value: 18 degree Celsius
+    - value: 18 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - mean seasonal temperature
@@ -16181,10 +16950,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: umol/L
     description: Concentration of silicate
     title: silicate
     examples:
-    - value: 0.05 micromole per liter
+    - value: 0.05 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - silicate
@@ -16222,11 +16994,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: um
     description: Refers to the mesh/pore size used to pre-filter/pre-sort the sample.
       Materials larger than the size threshold are excluded from the sample
     title: size-fraction lower threshold
     examples:
-    - value: 0.2 micrometer
+    - value: 0.2 um
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - size-fraction lower threshold
@@ -16246,11 +17021,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: um
     description: Refers to the mesh/pore size used to retain the sample. Materials
       smaller than the size threshold are excluded from the sample
     title: size-fraction upper threshold
     examples:
-    - value: 20 micrometer
+    - value: 20 um
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - size-fraction upper threshold
@@ -16270,13 +17048,16 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: deg
     description: The direction a slope faces. While looking down a slope use a compass
       to record the direction you are facing (direction or degrees); e.g., nw or 315
       degrees. This measure provides an indication of sun and wind exposure that will
       influence soil temperature and evapotranspiration.
     title: slope aspect
     examples:
-    - value: ''
+    - value: 35 deg
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - slope aspect
@@ -16296,6 +17077,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%'
     description: Commonly called 'slope'. The angle between ground surface and a horizontal
       line (in percent). This is the direction that overland water would flow. This
       measure is usually taken with a hand level meter or clinometer
@@ -16321,6 +17105,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: h
     description: The time activated sludge remains in reactor
     title: sludge retention time
     examples:
@@ -16344,10 +17131,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Sodium concentration in the sample
     title: sodium
     examples:
-    - value: 10.5 milligram per liter
+    - value: 10.5 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - sodium
@@ -16386,6 +17176,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: pending_analysis
     description: The relative proportion of different grain sizes of mineral particles
       in a soil, as described using a standard system; express as % sand (50 um to
       2 mm), silt (2 um to 50 um), and clay (<2 um) with textural name (e.g., silty
@@ -16479,11 +17272,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: kW/m2/d|erg/cm2/s
     description: The amount of solar energy that arrives at a specific area of a surface
       during a specific time interval
     title: solar irradiance
     examples:
-    - value: 1.36 kilowatts per square meter per day
+    - value: 1.36 kW/m2/d
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - solar irradiance
@@ -16555,10 +17351,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L|ug/L'
     description: Concentration of soluble reactive phosphorus
     title: soluble reactive phosphorus
     examples:
-    - value: 0.1 milligram per liter
+    - value: 0.1 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - soluble reactive phosphorus
@@ -16650,6 +17449,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: mixs_inconsistent
     description: The mass of water vapour in a unit mass of moist air, usually expressed
       as grams of vapour per kilogram of air, or, in air conditioning, as grains per
       pound.
@@ -16830,10 +17632,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L'
     description: Concentration of sulfate in the sample
     title: sulfate
     examples:
-    - value: 5 micromole per liter
+    - value: 5 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - sulfate
@@ -16853,6 +17658,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: Original sulfate concentration in the hydrocarbon resource
     title: sulfate in formation water
     examples:
@@ -16876,10 +17684,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L'
     description: Concentration of sulfide in the sample
     title: sulfide
     examples:
-    - value: 2 micromole per liter
+    - value: 2 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - sulfide
@@ -16919,6 +17730,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%'
     description: 'Surfaces: water activity as a function of air and material moisture'
     title: surface humidity
     examples:
@@ -16962,10 +17776,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|g/m2|g/m3'
     description: Water held on a surface
     title: surface moisture
     examples:
-    - value: 0.01 gram per square meter
+    - value: 0.01 g/m2
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - surface moisture
@@ -17005,10 +17822,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: Temperature of the surface at the time of sampling
     title: surface temperature
     examples:
-    - value: 15 degree Celsius
+    - value: 15 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - surface temperature
@@ -17028,10 +17848,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: Concentration of suspended particulate matter
     title: suspended particulate matter
     examples:
-    - value: 0.5 milligram per liter
+    - value: 0.5 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - suspended particulate matter
@@ -17078,6 +17901,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: 'Total Acid Number (TAN) is a measurement of acidity that is determined
       by the amount of potassium hydroxide in milligrams that is needed to neutralize
       the acids in one gram of oil. It is an important quality measurement of crude
@@ -17138,10 +17964,13 @@ slots:
       preferred_unit:
         tag: preferred_unit
         value: degree Celsius
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: Temperature of the sample at the time of sampling.
     title: temperature
     examples:
-    - value: 25 degree Celsius
+    - value: 25 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - temperature
@@ -17161,10 +17990,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: Cel
     description: The recorded temperature value at sampling time outside
     title: temperature outside house
     examples:
-    - value: 5 degree Celsius
+    - value: 5 Cel
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - temperature outside house
@@ -17267,6 +18099,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of toluene in the sample
     title: toluene
     examples:
@@ -17290,6 +18125,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|%
     description: Total carbon content
     title: total carbon
     examples:
@@ -17313,10 +18151,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m
     description: Measurement of total depth of water column
     title: total depth of water column
     examples:
-    - value: 500 meter
+    - value: 500 m
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total depth of water column
@@ -17336,11 +18177,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|umol/L
     description: 'Total dissolved nitrogen concentration, reported as nitrogen, measured
       by: total dissolved nitrogen = NH4 + NO3NO2 + dissolved organic nitrogen'
     title: total dissolved nitrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 40 microgram per liter
+    - value: 40 ug/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total dissolved nitrogen
@@ -17360,10 +18204,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L
     description: Total inorganic nitrogen content
     title: total inorganic nitrogen
     examples:
-    - value: 40 microgram per liter
+    - value: 40 ug/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total inorganic nitrogen
@@ -17383,6 +18230,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|mg/kg
     description: Concentration of total iron in the sample
     title: total iron
     examples:
@@ -17406,12 +18256,15 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|ug/L|umol/L|%
     description: 'Total nitrogen concentration of water samples, calculated by: total
       nitrogen = total dissolved nitrogen + particulate nitrogen. Can also be measured
       without filtering, reported as nitrogen'
     title: total nitrogen concentration
     examples:
-    - value: 50 micromole per liter
+    - value: 50 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total nitrogen concentration
@@ -17452,10 +18305,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L|ug/L|umol/L|%
     description: Total nitrogen content of the sample
     title: total nitrogen content
     examples:
-    - value: ''
+    - value: 5 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total nitrogen content
@@ -17496,11 +18352,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: 'Definition for soil: total organic carbon content of the soil, definition
       otherwise: total organic carbon content'
     title: total organic carbon
     examples:
-    - value: ''
+    - value: 5 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total organic carbon
@@ -17520,10 +18379,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|umol/L
     description: Total particulate carbon content
     title: total particulate carbon
     examples:
-    - value: 35 micromole per liter
+    - value: 35 umol/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total particulate carbon
@@ -17543,11 +18405,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L'
     description: 'Total phosphorus concentration in the sample, calculated by: total
       phosphorus = total dissolved phosphorus + particulate phosphorus'
     title: total phosphorus
     examples:
-    - value: 0.03 milligram per liter
+    - value: 0.03 mg/L
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - total phosphorus
@@ -17567,6 +18432,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: ug/L|umol/L
     description: Total amount or concentration of phosphate
     title: total phosphate
     examples:
@@ -17590,6 +18458,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of total sulfur in the sample
     title: total sulfur
     examples:
@@ -17673,11 +18544,14 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[NTU]|[FNU]'
     description: Measure of the amount of cloudiness or haziness in water caused by
       individual particles
     title: turbidity
     examples:
-    - value: 0.3 nephelometric turbidity units
+    - value: 0.3 [NTU]
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - turbidity
@@ -17697,6 +18571,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m
     description: True vertical depth subsea (TVDSS) of the hydrocarbon resource where
       the original pressure was measured (e.g. 1578 m).
     title: depth (TVDSS) of hydrocarbon resource pressure
@@ -17721,6 +18598,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      units_alignment_excuse:
+        tag: units_alignment_excuse
+        value: complex_unit
     description: True vertical depth subsea (TVDSS) of the hydrocarbon resource where
       the original temperature was measured (e.g. 1345 m).
     title: depth (TVDSS) of hydrocarbon resource temperature
@@ -17765,10 +18645,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: L/s|m3/min
     description: Ventilation rate of the system in the sampled premises
     title: ventilation rate
     examples:
-    - value: 750 cubic meter per minute
+    - value: 750 m3/min
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - ventilation rate
@@ -17809,6 +18692,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of Volatile Fatty Acids in the sample
     title: volatile fatty acids
     examples:
@@ -17832,6 +18718,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: mg/L
     description: Original volatile fatty acid concentration in the hydrocarbon resource
     title: vfa in formation water
     examples:
@@ -17927,6 +18816,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m2
     description: The total area of the sampled room's walls
     title: wall area
     examples:
@@ -17991,6 +18883,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: cm
     description: The average height of the walls in the sampled room
     title: wall height
     examples:
@@ -18074,6 +18969,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: J/K
     description: The ability of the wall to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations.
       Generally this means concrete or concrete block that is either exposed or covered
       only with paint
@@ -18186,10 +19084,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[kn_i]|m3/s'
     description: Measurement of magnitude and direction of flow within a fluid
     title: water current
     examples:
-    - value: 10 cubic meter per second
+    - value: 10 m3/s
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - water current
@@ -18209,6 +19110,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '%'
     description: Current amount of water (%) in a produced fluid stream; or the average
       of the combined streams
     title: water cut
@@ -18233,6 +19137,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m2
     description: The size of the water feature
     title: water feature size
     examples:
@@ -18276,6 +19183,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: m3/d
     description: Water production rates per well (e.g. 987 m3 / day)
     title: water production rate
     examples:
@@ -18420,10 +19330,13 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: km/h|m/s
     description: Speed of wind measured at the time of sampling
     title: wind speed
     examples:
-    - value: 21 kilometer per hour
+    - value: 21 km/h
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - wind speed
@@ -18670,6 +19583,9 @@ slots:
       occurrence:
         tag: occurrence
         value: '1'
+      storage_units:
+        tag: storage_units
+        value: '[ppm]|mg/L'
     description: Concentration of xylene in the sample
     title: xylene
     examples:
@@ -18959,6 +19875,11 @@ slots:
     - For example, low read count from a sequencer, malformed fastq files, etc.
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     range: FailureWhatEnum
+  protocol_for:
+    name: protocol_for
+    description: The type of planned process that the protocol describes.
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    range: ProtocolForEnum
   emsl_store_temp:
     name: emsl_store_temp
     description: The temperature at which the sample should be stored upon delivery
@@ -21264,8 +22185,6 @@ classes:
         - Aspect is the orientation of slope, measured clockwise in degrees from 0
           to 360, where 0 is north-facing, 90 is east-facing, 180 is south-facing,
           and 270 is west-facing.
-        examples:
-        - value: '35'
       slope_gradient:
         name: slope_gradient
         todos:
@@ -21301,10 +22220,6 @@ classes:
         - Required when aluminum saturation is provided.
         examples:
         - value: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176357
-      annual_precpt:
-        name: annual_precpt
-        examples:
-        - value: 8.94 inch
       cur_vegetation:
         name: cur_vegetation
         description: Vegetation classification from one or more standard classification
@@ -21365,9 +22280,6 @@ classes:
         comments:
         - Seasons are defined as spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August),
           autumn (September, October, November) and winter (December, January, February).
-        examples:
-        - value: 0.4 inch
-        - value: 10.16 mm
       water_cont_soil_meth:
         name: water_cont_soil_meth
         todos:
@@ -21423,10 +22335,6 @@ classes:
         examples:
         - value: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronmonogr9.2.c32
         - value: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2136/sssaj2009.0389?casa_token=bm0pYIUdNMgAAAAA%3AOWVRR0STHaOe-afTcTdxn5m1hM8n2ltM0wY-b1iYpYdD9dhwppk5j3LvC2IO5yhOIvyLVeQz4NZRCZo
-      tot_nitro_content:
-        name: tot_nitro_content
-        examples:
-        - value: 5 mg N/ L
       tot_org_c_meth:
         name: tot_org_c_meth
         examples:
@@ -21435,8 +22343,6 @@ classes:
         name: tot_org_carb
         todos:
         - check description. How are they different?
-        examples:
-        - value: 5 mg N/ L
       salinity_meth:
         name: salinity_meth
         examples:
@@ -21826,6 +22732,8 @@ classes:
       has_unit:
         name: has_unit
         description: The unit of the quantity
+        range: UnitEnum
+        required: true
       has_numeric_value:
         name: has_numeric_value
         description: The number part of the quantity
@@ -21938,6 +22846,72 @@ classes:
         name: longitude
         required: true
     class_uri: nmdc:GeolocationValue
+  PropertyAssertion:
+    name: PropertyAssertion
+    description: A structured record of data that doesn't fit nicely within the constraints
+      of other NMDC AttributeValues. Uses primitive ranges only.
+    comments:
+    - This class enables flexible metadata capture for properties that don't align
+      with existing, policy-governed slots in NMDC schema.
+    - 'Interoperability note: This approach is aligned with the BERtron schema''s
+      ''properties'' slot pattern (see https://github.com/ber-data/bertron-schema),
+      which uses any_of to support both TextValue and QuantityValue ranges. NMDC''s
+      PropertyAssertion provides a more granular approach by using primitive types
+      with optional semantic annotations, enabling better validation while maintaining
+      flexibility for diverse metadata types.'
+    - PropertyAssertion supports both categorical values (via has_value_term_id) and
+      numeric values (via has_numeric_value with optional min/max ranges), along with
+      temporal (has_datetime_value) and boolean (has_boolean_value) data types.
+    examples:
+    - description: Data provided from submission that doesn't conform to required
+        abs_air_humidity units
+      object:
+        type: nmdc:PropertyAssertion
+        has_raw_value: 50 kPa
+        has_attribute_id: MIXS:0000122
+        has_attribute_label: absolute air humidity
+        has_numeric_value: 50
+        has_unit: kPa
+    - description: Data provided from submission that doesn't conform to required
+        UCUM unit
+      object:
+        type: nmdc:PropertyAssertion
+        has_raw_value: 5.5 mL/L
+        has_attribute_id: MIXS:0000119
+        has_attribute_label: dissolved oxygen
+        has_numeric_value: 5.5
+        has_unit: mL/L
+    - description: Unit provided is invalid for UCUM and standard
+      object:
+        type: nmdc:PropertyAssertion
+        has_raw_value: 250 W/m2
+        has_attribute_id: MIXS:0000112
+        has_attribute_label: solar irradiance
+        has_numeric_value: 250
+        has_unit: W/m2
+    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
+    is_a: AttributeValue
+    slots:
+    - has_attribute_label
+    - has_attribute_id
+    - has_quantity_kind_id
+    - has_value_term_id
+    - has_boolean_value
+    - has_datetime_value
+    - has_numeric_value
+    - has_minimum_numeric_value
+    - has_maximum_numeric_value
+    - has_unit
+    slot_usage:
+      has_raw_value:
+        name: has_raw_value
+        description: Original contributor string representation (unparsed)
+        required: true
+      has_unit:
+        name: has_unit
+        description: UCUM unit code (required only when numeric value is present)
+        required: false
+    class_uri: nmdc:PropertyAssertion
   NamedThing:
     name: NamedThing
     description: a databased entity or concept/class
@@ -22042,7 +23016,8 @@ classes:
   Instrument:
     name: Instrument
     description: A material entity that is designed to perform a function in a scientific
-      investigation, but is not a reagent.
+      investigation, but is not a reagent. This class models the make and model of
+      the instrument, not the specific instance of the instrument.
     from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
     aliases:
     - device
@@ -22060,6 +23035,13 @@ classes:
           syntax: '{id_nmdc_prefix}:inst-{id_shoulder}-{id_blade}$'
           interpolated: true
     class_uri: nmdc:Instrument
+    unique_keys:
+      main:
+        unique_key_name: main
+        unique_key_slots:
+        - vendor
+        - model
+        description: A unique instrument is defined by its vendor and model.
   PlannedProcess:
     name: PlannedProcess
     title: Planned Process
@@ -22085,6 +23067,8 @@ classes:
     - name
     - type
     - description
+    - protocol_for
+    - analysis_type
     class_uri: nmdc:Protocol
   CreditAssociation:
     name: CreditAssociation